So where does the competition between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg stand against the great rivalries of Formula One?
After a Monaco Grand Prix weekend which saw tensions reach a boiling point, some would have you believe that it already comes close to the bitterness between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which is widely recognised as F1's finest feud.
Even Hamilton himself, who has rarely shied away from comparing himself to the Brazilian three-time world champion, was quoted by Autosport as suggesting to BBC Radio 5 Live that his battle with Rosberg is rapidly approaching that stage.
Those who seek to claim that the Rosberg-Hamilton rivalry comes within touching distance ...